Editorial review:

A cool spot Le Meridien in Cambridge where geek chic reigns supreme. The eccentric high tech theme runs deep, with blankets with mathematical formulas on their covers, and on-site dining.

Overview

Situated in the heart of central square in Cambridge, Le Meridien Hotel is steps away from a culturally diverse area renowned for its cuisine and shopping, easily accessible from Logan airport and just minutes from Boston city centre. The hotel is close to MIT museum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fenway park, USS Constitution museum and Boston university.

This four-star property provides 210 welcoming guestrooms and suites in a contemporary chic style. The hotel boasts a selection of premier suites offering the pinnacle of luxurious comfort with elegant living rooms, bedrooms and often multiple bathrooms. Rooms overlook the peaceful local area or the picturesque and quaint streets below.

The hotel has a 24-hour business centre and offers small meeting rooms, audio-visual equipment and business services. Complimentary wireless internet access is available in public areas.

Rooms

The calming earth tones of golden maize, heathery moss and warm copper, walls accented with original artwork for the MIT Collection and sleek contemporary furniture offer a palette for respite or serene productivity. Each room is decorated in contemporary style with MIT artwork.

Up to three children under 18 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

One further older child or adult is charged USD 20 per night per person when using existing beds.

Guestrooms are all non-smoking.

Dining options

Sidney’s Grille is innovative American grille with a contemporary and eclectic setting for combining fresh flavours with a Mediterranean flair. Sidney’s private dining room seats groups of up to 20 for any corporate or social occasion. Grille is open Monday - Friday from 6.30am till 10pm and Saturday – Sunday from 7am till 10.30pm.

Sidney’s Lounge has an expansive menu of classic cocktails. Guest can relax and unwind with one of many hand crafted specialty martinis.

Room service is available from 6am to 11pm featuring an array of menu selections.

The hotel is close to many restaurants, including pizzerias, Irish pubs and bakeries.

Rooms and availability

The calming earth tones of golden maize, heathery moss and warm copper, walls accented with original artwork for the MIT Collection and sleek contemporary furniture offer a palette for respite or serene productivity. Each room is decorated in contemporary style with MIT artwork.

Getting there.

From North: Follow interstate 95 South to interstate 93 South. Continue on Storrow drive going west and exit (Route 2A/N) Massachusetts avenue. Continue over the bridge and then pass four lights and turn left onto Sidney Street. The hotel is one block down on the left.

From West: Follow interstate 90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to exit 18 (Cambridge/Somerville). Continue over the bridge straight to River street. Pass four lights and turn right onto Massachusetts avenue and then pass three lights and turn right on Sidney.

From East: Follow signs through Sumner tunnel to Storrow drive. Continue West to Massachusetts avenue (Route 2A/N Exit) over the bridge. Pass four lights and turn left onto Sidney Street. The hotel is one block down on the left.

From South: Follow Route 3 North or Route 95 North to interstate 93 North. Continue on Storrow drive going west. Exit (Route 2A/N) Massachusetts avenue and continue over the bridge. Pass four lights and turn left onto Sidney street. The hotel is one block down on the left.

Le Meridien Cambridge Reviews

Guest reviews are submitted by our customers after their stay at Le Meridien Cambridge

Average guest rating

8.0out of 10

Fabulous

Based on 155 reviews

Rating by category:

Location

10.0

Rooms

10.0

Service

8.5

Value

8.5

Individual guest reviews

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

10.010

The comfortable bed was fantastic. The ambiance and decor of the room was very relaxing. And it was right around the corner from my early morning meeting.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

8.210

I found that this hotel was quite comfortable. The valet was very helpful and polite. Everything is in walking distance so we parked the car for the night. The roof top garden was a very pleasant spot to go and enjoy the nightair.

The mini bar was expensive and didnt like how they had all the candy at childrens reach, good thing my baby is only 1yrs old or I would be broke. And dont understand how they new exactly what we took out of the mini bar fridge.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Older travelers

9.210

Cleanliness and value for the $$$ was excellent. Proximity to Boston is good.

no complimentary coffee in the a.m other than cheap brewer in the room

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Single

7.810

clean, stylish room

Snack/drink bar inside the room was overpriced

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

9.610

There was a beautiful outside garden on the third floor. It was a very convenient location for visiting Harvard, MIT and Boston colleges. The "T" was very close by. Also, there was a large grocery store next door. A great affordable hotel to access Boston sites.

There was no refrigerator or microwave in the room. Also, there was no pool.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Single

8.810

Location in nice part of the city, not far from cetner, near to mit and Harvard.

Extremely slow internet connection. Don't know if something was broken during my stay, but connection speed of kb/sec is not good even to read a newspaper.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Older travelers

8.210

The room was spacious and had a nice view. The location of the hotel was very good; close to Charles River, grocery, and many great restaurants. The air condtioning worked nicely too!

We didn't get any maid service, had to stop someone in the hallway to get fresh towels and shampoo.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Group of friends

9.210

The beds and bedding were the best ever!

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

10.010

rooms are so comfortable and pampering, quiet and private stay to enjoy.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Older travelers

9.610

The desk clerk took extra time with me in helping print boarding passes for my flight the next day.

I had to mark only "good" on comfort level of the room because the beds did not have top sheets, just a down comforter which was too heavy. Even if your hotel doesn't want to make up a bed with a top sheet, it should provide one to be used. I've never been to a hotel that doesn't use top sheets.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

9.210

Modern and Clean hotel with a relaxed feel. Very nice staff, and good business facilities. Right in the heart of Cambridge within walking distance of mit and Harvard Square. Good restaurants nearby.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

8.810

Good hotels are pretty much the same; you get what you expect. But what makes you choose one hotel to another is the personal touch. At Le Meriden Cambridge it was Andy that made the difference. Polite, helpful and very nice; he made our stay a delightfdul stay!

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Family with children

5.010

Breakfast at Sidney Grill.

We had requested a crib as part of our original reservation nearly 3 months before our stay. But when we arrived, the staff simply told us they didn't have any. They were not very apologetic, claiming that our crib request wasn't held with a fee (not that we were ever given the option to do this before our stay) so we shouldn't be upset. We had our 8-week old son with us, and we would have been in real trouble if we hadn't been able to borrow a playpen from friends across town. But the whole thing was terribly inconvenient, and the customer device was terrible. We will not go back.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Group of friends

8.210

Good size beds, great location adjacent to mit and multiple quality restaurants. Very nice bathroom amenities

The rooms were quite small, although this was partly due to the large size of the beds.

Le Meridien Cambridge Hotel

Group of friends

7.810

The hotel room was very nicely decorated and great value for the money .

Extremely under staffed! There was only one person in the check in desk. Who was also the concierge and the door man! It took a while to get checked in. Check out was quicker because there wasn't anyone in front of us but again only 1 person behind the 4 station check-out counter. And she and the door guy couldn't handle flagging down a van taxi for us because they were too swamped with helping people out of their cars, into their cars, taking calls, etc. they need to hire more people.